P6 and P7 After School Choir is starting on TUESDAY 5th November from 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm and will be on till Christmas.  This will be organised by Mrs Klein and Miss Hamilton.

If you would like your child to attend please complete form below:

Primary 1

Rule – trying very hard to sound out and read a sentence!

Patrick – being very kind and generous

Ffion – wonderful writing

Morgan – working out on her own the sum 2+1=3

Lacey – being a kind and helpful pupil

Primary 2

Charlie – always trying her best

Lucy – trying hard to answer in class

Mason – beautiful manners!

Abigail – fantastic writing

Primary 3

Lucas – super sentences

Rory – super problem solving

Andrew – a massive improvement in writing

Stan – super HTU work

Primary 4

Isla – being the first to fill her bucket in P4E

Jessica – trying her best in al lessons

Leigham – a super positive attitude in class

Layla – “stretching” her sentences.  Well done!

Primary 5

Adam – consistently working hard

Caitlin – demonstrating a ‘Growth Mindset’

Cody – great improvement in his work effort

Primary 6

Jessica – writing detailed instructions

Reece – Bravery!

Lily – working well, great presentation

Amie-Leigh – excellent effort during Maths lesson

Primary 7

Brooke – wonderful alliterative writing

Carrie – continual hard work and perseverance

Joe – chairing his 1st Sport Committee meeting

Special Award

Millie (P5K) – being an Eco Warrior

Please click on link below for details on activities in East Ayrshire:

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Please click on link below for information on Harvest:

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Loose change and Harvest items may be brought to school anytime from now.

Thank you!

Please click on link below for updated dates:

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There will be an after school Strategy Club for P7s on Mondays from 3.15 pm – 4.15 pm starting on Monday 28 October.

There will be role playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons.  Come along and join the fun.

If you would like your child to attend please complete form below:

Primary 1

Shane – A super number talk about 5!

Macie – taking her time to perfect her sounds

Rose – much improved listening and sounding out and blending words

Jack – being very helpful with the class Eco poster

Primary 2

Aiden – super spelling

Josh – super effort in his work

Hudson – excellent answering in class!

Euan – amazing maths!

Primary 3

Gurkirit – fantastic work in numeracy

Sophie – fabulous story

Max – always working his socks off!

Kaden – pushing himself in Maths

Primary 4

Airen – fantastic rounding in Maths

Haleigh – taking a lead role in a true/false activity in group reading

Violet – super ‘number talks’

Tulisa – a super ‘Eco’ poster

Primary 5

Jodie – marvellous maths

Annie – being kind and caring to others

Callum – working hard in all areas of the curriculum

Primary 6

Sophie – working hard to improve her hand writing

Matthew – great work ethic

Sophie – working well and taking a keen interest in activities

Emma –  excellent effort during writing lessons

Primary 7

Kerr – showing kindness to others at all times

Eilidh, Rhiannon, Thomas – being excellent examples of prefects

P6/7 Cross Country Team – fantastic performance at the East Ayrshire Cross Country Championships

Special Award

Sarah P3C – being kind and helpful

As part of our Rights Respecting Schools Programme P6s will be organising our coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Support on Friday 27 September from 9.05 am till 2.20 pm in the main hall.  Tea, coffee, hot chocolate, juice and baking will be available for a donation.  P3, P4, P5 and P7 pupils can attend for a donation.  Please come along and support this worthwhile cause .  All proceeds will go to Macmillan Cancer Support.  On this occasion money can be brought to school.  Timetable below if you want to visit when your child’s class is visiting/helping.  If your child is in P1/P2 and you would like them to join you, please ask at the office for him/her to be collected.

9.05 am          P6A Miss Anderson’s class to help

9.10 am          P4 Scissors (Rotation Group) to visit

9.20 am          P7M  Mrs Mills’s class to visit

9.30 am          P7MC Mr McNichol’s class to visit

9.40 am          P7S Mr Simpson’s class to visit

9.50 am          P6F Mr Franchi’s class to visit

10.00 am        P6F Mr Franch’s class to help

10.10 am        P6A Miss Anderson’s class to visit

10.15 am        P5I Mrs Irving’s class to visit

10.20 am        P5K Mrs Kilpatrick’s class to visit

10.30 am        P5T Miss Telford’s class to visit

11.00 am        P6M Mrs Merrick’s class to visit

11.10 am        P6M Mrs Merrick’s class to help

11.20 am        P4 Paper (Rotation Group) class to visit

11.40 am        P4 Rocks (Rotation Group) class to visit

1.20 pm           P6N Mrs Newall’s class to help

1.30 pm           P3C Mrs Carten’s class to visit

1.40 pm           P3H Miss Hamilton’s class to visit

1.50 pm          P3M Mrs McCall’s class to visit

2.00 pm          P3S Mrs Smith’s class to visit

2.10 pm          P6N Mrs Newall’s class to visit

NOT ON BETWEEN 12.30PM & 1.15PM

RRS Article 29: Your education should help you to use and develop your talents and abilities.  It should also help you to learn to live peacefully, protect the environment and respect others.

Primary 1

Hallie – working hard and persevering at a task!

Cara – working hard in numeracy activities

Adrian – standing up and telling the class “t is for table”

Willow – maximum effort at all times

Primary 2

Kye – beautiful artwork

Kaleb – great storywriting ideas

Llyle – reading and spelling common words

Cherelle – fantastic phonics

Primary 3

Leo – always working hard and presenting his work beautifully

Robbie – super sentences

Eabha – great manners and a lovely attitude to school!

Alfie – being a brave brother

Primary 4

Evan – working hard in Maths

Stuart – starting his daily work each morning showing more confidence

Erin – always trying her best!

Layla – super ‘Egyptian’ research at home

Primary 5

Lucie – always giving her best

Millie – super effort in Literacy

Lennon – excellence in PE

Primary 6

Sophie – having an extremely hard working approach to her learning

Kyle – Perfect Diacritical Marking

Callum – perseverance and a kind attitude

Sophie – working really hard and gaining confidence with her numeracy work

Primary 7

Tegan – hard work in Numeracy

Theo – working hard at developing a positive P7 mindset and attitude!  Keep it up!

Neve – displaying a positive attitude at all times

Special Award

Lucie – always being polite and mannerly

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Primary 1

Ailah – participating very well in class discussions!

Emma – super number work

Ava – being a kind and caring friend and helper in the class

Alfie – super substraction skills!

Primary 2

Leah – always doing her best at Onthank Primary

Max – great answering in sentences with super vocabulary

Ollie – writing a wonderful story!

Rowan – her amazing Art work

Primary 3

Bradley – answering well in class

Harris – super sound work

Tj – starting to take his jacket off more regularly. Keep trying hard!

Nazli – super Spelling!

Primary 4

Ross – writing a scary sarcophagus story

Macie – being able to identify tools that help her learn

Shaw – great participation in all activities

Ollie – trying so hard to write a super story

Primary 5

Callum – positive critical thinking

Milo – showing interest and motivation in our topic

Ami – his enthusiasm during CANI Training

Primary 6

Tom – being a helpful and encouraging learning partner

Ellie – being brave

Leah – a good attitude and great effort in her work

Max – consistently working hard

Primary 7

Kyle – putting himself forward for Sports Captain

Millie – developing and maintaining a positive attitude to all her school work

Kyle – displaying good manners across the school

Special Award

Lily (P4E) – for having 10 inches cut off her hair for Little Princess Charity

P7 are going to Sportscotland Inverclyde on Monday 2 March to Friday 6 March 2020.  The cost of the visit will be approximately £330.  We will be asking for a non-refundable deposit of £40 to be paid by end of October.  The remainder of the balance can be paid in instalments through ParentPay and must be paid by the end of February.  If the cost of this trip is stopping your child considering going to Inverclyde please contact the school.  In the words of a P7 child last year “we want to make sure all our friends have a chance to experience this trip, cost should not be a barrier”.  We aim to fundraise to help reduce the cost.  Further info will follow.

There will be an information evening in school on Tuesday 8 October at 6.00 pm.  Gareth Turner from Inverclyde will deliver a presentation on the visit and will answer any questions you may have.

If you would like your child to attend the residential visit please complete the form below:

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Please come along and join our Community Litter Pick.

The children have now settled in their new classes and we would like to offer you the opportunity to visit your child’s classroom and meet their teacher(s).

Primary 1 – Primary 7

The open afternoon for P1 to P7 classes will take place on Monday 16 September from 1.45 pm.  Please come to the school reception and you will be escorted to the relevant area of the school.

We are sure you will find this a worthwhile experience which will provide you with information on the learning through displays.  It will also give you an opportunity to meet your child’s teacher(s).

There will be the formal Parents’ Afternoon / Evening on Thursday 10 October when you will have an individual meeting with your child’s teacher to discuss their progress and areas for development.

Primary 1

You are invited to an information session on Monday 30 September from 2.00 pm to meet the teachers and receive information about your child’s learning.

Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you have any questions.

P4 will be visiting the Dick Institute to take part in Wacky World of Walliams workshops in their rotation groups on the following days:

Tuesday 17 September – Rocks

Wednesday 18 September – Paper

Friday 27 September – Scissors

The bus will leave the school at 9.30 am and will return by 3.00 pm. Pupils should wear school uniform and bring a snack, a non fizzy drink and a packed lunch (if your child is entitled to free meals a packed lunch can be provided by the school).

If you are able to come along on this outing as a parent helper please call the school office on 525477.

Your child will have a slip in their bag telling you which rotation group they are in and what day they will be going.

Primary 1

Aaron – wonderful writing

Junior – trying hard to write the letter ‘t’

Sophie – having a go at writing her friend’s name

Eilidh – interesting illustrations – great effort!

Primary 2

Reem – super effort in Phonics!

Amber – being brave and responsible!

Dylan – trying really hard to do his best work in Literacy and Numeracy

Primary 3

Aiden – making better choices

Finlay – being a good friend

Zoe – wonderful homework!

Maddison – super manners

Primary 4

Katie – helping children in need

Pyper – helping others

Noah – superb effort at all times

Macie – trying her best at all times

Primary 5

Robyn – always giving her best

Rudy – a positive start to P5

Lily – always showing kindness to others

Primary 6

Liam – greater motivation and participation in class

Jennifer – being sensible and mature

Chloe – a great hardworking attitude and goo Eco Presentation

Dylan – excellent effort during Maths

Primary 7

Emily – being an excellent Onthank Citizen

Charlie –  refusing to give up with work when it was hard and then cracking what he found difficult.  Well done!

Jack & Alex – completing Buzz, Bang, Pop, Snap & Crackle

Special Award

Katie – P4E – being very kind and generous

P7MC are fundraising using the “Rag Bag” Textile Recycling Initiative.  This involves collecting clothes, shoes, bags, hats, belts, towels, curtains ad bed linen.  The items should be clean and dry.  They will be reused in the Developing World, recycled into fillers for mattresses and soundproofing or used as wiping cloths for oil and printing industries.

Pupils will be issued with a “Rag Bag” to be filled or you can fill your own bag and send in to school no later than Wednesday 25 September.

 Primary 1

Oliver – working hard at writing ‘s’

Holly – a super start to school

Mia – wonderful reading

Aliyah – being a super helper and caring for others in P1M – what a superstar!

 Primary 2

Logan – super effort in spelling

Austin – participating in class activities

Colin – being kind and polite, always!

Robbie – amazing pictures

 Primary 3

Rachel – positive attitude towards all aspects of school

Lewis – being a supportive and helpful friend

Maci – having lovely manners

Cameron – being a super class and teacher helper

 Primary 4

Lily – writing a fabulous pyramid story

Tyler – lining up quietly and quickly

P4K – having such a positive attitude to learning

David – being a responsible class member

 Primary 5

Lucas – marvellous Maths

Ellie – following routines and being responsible

Keir – consistently working hard

 Primary 6

Melody – excellent jotter presentation

Sammie – fantastic Maths

Logan – being responsible, contributing very well in class

Maya – being an excellent contributor

 Primary 7

Glen – being a kind and supportive peer to others in his class

Cori – excellent use of VCOP when story writing

Ruairidh – displaying a mature and responsible attitude

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We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  We are inviting you to join us for breakfast on Friday 6 September from 8.00 am – 9.00 am.  Please come along with your child/children (brothers and sisters not at school are also welcome).  Please complete form below if you are attending:

Children’s Breakfast Menu

Cereal, Fruit, Yogurt, Porridge, Toast

90p for the first child and 70p for all other children in the family (pupils in receipt of free school meals are free – this does not include all P1-P3 who receive free school lunches from the Council)

Adult Breakfast Menu

Cereal, Fruit, Yogurt, Porridge, Toast, Bacon Rolls, Croissant, Danish Pastries, Tea and Coffee

£1.50 for adults

Payment for child’s breakfast to be paid through ParentPay.  Adult breakfast to be paid on Friday morning in the kitchen.  All monies received for this will be going towards Breakfast Club Resources.

Mr Simpson will also be leading his “Skip Fit Friday” session during this time.

Please note that this academic year there will be two additional Inservice days for staff.  They will be as follows:

Tuesday 24 September 2019

AND

Friday 3 April 2020

Primary 1 pupils have been in school for two weeks. They have settled very well into their new routines and staff are  pleased with their achievements.

Our PE days are Thursday and Friday .

No earrings or jewellery should be worn while taking part in PE activities for Health & Safety reasons.

Please label all clothes, water bottles and pack lunch boxes.  The cost of milk is 20p.

We look forward to an exciting term in Primary 1.

The Kilmarnock Standard will be in next Thursday 12 September to take P1 class photos.

Team P1: Miss Adam, Mr Boyd, Mrs Cree, Mrs McKie  and Mrs Findlay

Primary 1

P1A – settling into P1 very well

P1B – settling in very well to school

P1C – having a lovely settled start to P1

P1M – settling in very well to P1

Primary 2

P2C – whole class for settling in very well in P2

Bonnie – an excellent attitude to learning

Carter – super listening skills

Lexie – settling in so well to her new school

Primary 3

P3C – whole class for settling in well to P3

Lucy – outstanding story writing

Josh – an absolutely amazing start to P3M! What a champion!

P3S – having a super first week back, thank you

Primary 4

Kyle – settling in really well to P4E

Ione – demonstrating a responsible and respectful attitude

Asmaa – a confident start to P4

P4W – working super hard in week one

Primary 5

Callum – participating in class

Ollie – an excellent attitude to P5

Cillian – a positive start to P5

Primary 6

Jaiden – making an excellent start to P6A

Mia – always working hard

Aimee – a great start to P6 – showing ‘initiative’

Calum – excellent reasoning skills

Primary 7

Kieron – working hard at Maths

Joshua – demonstrating a fantastic knowledge about circles

Leon – helping to organise Mr Simpson’s classroom

Restorative Practice Information Evening & Parent Council AGM

“My child’s school uses Restorative Practices…but I don’t know what this means”.

Join the Onthank Primary School Staff & Community for an information evening to find out why our school uses Restorative Practices, what this looks like, and the positive impact and experiences shared by all.

Parents and families of all stages from P1 – P7 are warmly invited.

P5 – P7 pupils also warmly invited for ‘Restorative Workshop’ in The Gym Hall.

When? – Monday 2 September 6.30pm – 7.30pm

Where? – Onthank Primary School, Assembly Hall

Why? – Have your chance to find out more about our school’s positive practices

Onthank Primary School Parent Council AGM will proceed the session from 7.30pm – 8.30pm.

All welcome.

We hope you all had a good enjoyable holiday  .

We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday 19 August 2019. 

For our new P1 children – on the first day you have a time to come once all our other classes are in. We look forward to welcoming you  into school. Parents/carers and friends can come into your classroom, see you settled in class and take some photographs.

P1A Miss Adam and P1B Mr Boyd 9.30 am – 9.50 am,

P1C Mrs Cree and P1M Mrs McKie 9.50 am – 10.10 am. 

Our Senior Leadership Team will be in the playground to welcome everyone. Class teachers’ names will be at doors to show pupils  where to line up.

At 9.00 am the bell will ring as many parents have requested this to return.  Your child will enter / exit at the following areas:

P1A & P1C enter & exit by P1 door (at toilets)

P1B & P1M enter & exit by class fire doors (except on wet days – enter by P1 door at toilets).

P2C, P2K, P2S & P2ST enter & exit by door in link corridor-enter in small playground next to P1 door.

P3C, P3H, P3M & P3S enter & exit by door at far end of P3/4 playground

P4E, P4EL, P4K & P4W enter & exit by P4 door (in middle of P3/4 playground).

P5I, P5K & P5T enter & exit by P5 door in centre playground.

P6A, P6F, P6M & P6N enter & exit by old P5 door in centre playground.

P7M enter & exit by old P5 door in centre playground

P7MC & P7S enter & exit by door in link corridor and use gate in centre playground next to P5 door.

PO enter & exit by P3 door in P3/4 playground

From Tuesday 20 August there will be a soft start for all Primary 1 classes between 9.00am and 9.30am and finish at 2.30pm.

 Primary 1

P1A – being super P1 pupils

Dylan Millar – trying hard with his handwriting

Zak McLean – super spelling!

Maisy Morren – making super progress in all areas of the curriculum

P1W (BF) – being superstars

 Primary 2

Darcy Green – super story writing

Amelia Tumi – having a thoughtful, kind and helpful attitude to class

Ruari Boyd – excellent spelling in stories

Andrew Paton – great behaviour at Eglinton Park

 Primary 3

Isla Duncan – being such a lovely pupil all year!

Leyla McEwan – being a great helper

David James Kiltie – being a great friend

P3W – being an amazing class!

 Primary 4

Sarah Murphy – being helpful and kind to classmates in need

Rae Warnes – being an amazing pupil!

Rowan Bamford – working her socks off all year and raising her standard of work in maths and literacy.  What a lovely pupil too!

 Primary 5

Tom Baird – excellent participation in all lessons

P5E – coping well in their temporary classroom

Kyle Fairbairn – improved confidence in Mental Maths

Kalib McLean – helping others during topic

 Primary 6

P6A – being awesome this year

Robert Morris – a mature working attitude

Lewis McFadzean – a super Blitz report and presentations

 Primary 7

Aimeeleigh Brown – writing a fantastic piece about her seven years at OPS

P7M – being excellent representatives of the school in Millport

P7S – being class of the year

Special Award

DFS Group – achieving Silver Award

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 Primary 1

Amber Kerr – being a successful learner

Leah Marshall – correctly spotting ‘ee’ and ‘ing’ words

Sophie Graham – being an amazing author

Ashley McIlvanney – reading lots of Bug Club books

 Primary 2

Tyler Phillips – super sound work

Jessica Aitken – super measuring in Maths

Aiden Gibb – super listening skills in PE

Jessica Dickie – building her confidence

 Primary 3

P3C – being a super class all year

Alistair Krupp – always showing a positive attitude

Ollie Shopp – excellent ‘Money’ work

Owen Tonner – great improvement in Writing

 Primary 4

Olly Robertson & Ollie Hastings – being fantastic at badminton

Ami Murray – making great progress

Callum Wallace – a top class Power Point Presentation on Beetles!  Absolutely amazing!

 Primary 5

Callum Walker – contributing mature and sensible answers during discussions

Katie Brown – attempting to write a haiku poem at home

Steven Black – terrific tables

Cameron Love – for helping another pupil with Active Spelling Strategies

 Primary 6

Marcus Hettrick – great progress and increased self confidence

Robert Morris – good work on percentages

Kyle Duff – great effort and contribution in lessons

 Primary 7

Nathan Lochrie – trying to complete all tasks on time

Luke Edgar – enthusiasm during Spanish

Roddy Hewitt – being the most improved skipper at Skip Fit Friday

 Special Award

Dylan Fulton P7 – being an excellent Onthank Ambassador

Ellie Lewis P7 – being so kind and helpful on Fun Day

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We still need lots of parent helpers to allow the discos to go ahead – please call the school office 525477 if you are able to help.

 Primary 1

Mason McCristall – contributing very well to class discussions

Mason Paterson – spotting tricky words around the room

Alfie McLauchlan – ‘thinking like an engineer’

Hazel Paterson – working hard every day

 Primary 2

Kaden MacKillop – being a supportive friend

Lucy McLean – following instructions and being very helpful to Mrs Kidd

Christina McNaughton – a lovely, kind nature

Archie Muir – amazing Maths!

 Primary 3

Ross Golightly – helping his friends

Maddison Paton – lovely presentation of work

Chloe Ronald – super effort during Reading

Owen Tonner – super story writing

 Primary 4

Cameron McMurray – working on his reading skills and achieving First Level

Callum Walton – fantastic Maths

Ryan Ritchie – making fantastic academic progress in P4 and really coming out of his shell!  A great year!

 Primary 5

Lyle Robson – writing a super recount of our trip

Mason Wyper – always having a positive attitude to class work

Mila Vandal – coping very well on our school trip

Callum Milligan – super story writing

Emily Thomson – being a fantastic friend when needed

 Primary 6

Shelby McClung – working hard and trying her best

Campbell Neal – showing great interest in topic

Brooke Holland – great effort in Literacy

 Primary 7

Kyle Miller – an excellent ambassador on his induction days at Kilmarnock Academy

Emma McCulloch – helping Mrs Findlay

All of P7S – displaying the Onthank Values at the transition days at Kilmarnock Academy

 Special Award

Emma McCulloch P7M – for being a super helper in P1W